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Space Becoming A Premium?

If you run a scrap yard, or any kind of vehicle repairs or scrappage centre, we deliver the perfect solution to your problems. When you find space is becoming a bit of a squeeze, you need to start thinking intelligently about how you are going to solve this situation. One such solution comes in the form of racking, mainly cantilever racking, designed for industry wide use to solve all issues concerning space or ease of product rotation. They can be designed to fit your environmental needs, and we have a team that can fit it safely and secure.

The Benefits Of a Cantilever Racking System

A quick explanation on the genius of this storage unit; if you have twenty vehicles in the area on the ground, and just supposing for arguments sake that the vehicles them selves are around four metres in length and about two metres in width. You are then going to be losing about 8 metres squared of ground to storage of that vehicle just sitting around waiting for you to either work on it or remove it. If you times that by the 20 vehicles in your area, that makes 160 square metres of space not being utilised to the best uses needed. When you employ a racking system to solve this issue, you can go three to four levels high with the cantilever racking system depending on your needs and requirements. So for instance you have a five column, four row steel racking solution installed, you are then only covering forty metres squared, freeing up one hundred and twenty square metres for you to use, an idea worth thinking about, no?

The Benefits

As you can see, considering this particular form of storage only makes sense to you when the time comes to increase your ability to store more effectively rather than approaching it with a ‘just stick it there!’ attitude. The cantilever racking approach to storage not only has benefits to your storage facilities, but has an added bonus of being less of a health and safety issue.

Types of cantilever arms available

The definition of cantilever arms are freestanding racks that have one or more vertical supports with multiple horizontal loads carrying arms attached to the vertical support. Often, brace sets may be installed in between the vertical supports to enhance the load carrying capacity of the cantilever-type arm. Thus, the three essential parts of these arms comprise the vertical support, the horizontal arms, and the brace sets. These arms have open, easily accessible storage shelves that enable easy placement and removal of stored items.

Uses throughout various industries

The uses of these arms are not limited to industrial units. They are employed in locations as varied as construction sites, mining units, warehouses, lumber units and so on. Such arms are most commonly used for storing items such as plywood sheets, rods, logs, piping and tubing, steel bars, and so on. In short, any long and awkwardly-shaped product can be stored in such arms. If manufactured using high-quality materials, these arms can prove to be the workhorses of any site or facility. The best part about such arms is that they can be custom configured according to the demands of each application. And, once an arm is installed, it is possible to change the configuration in a few simple steps. However, it is crucial to note that such a task needs to be carried out by a professional to ensure that the structural integrity of the arm is not compromised. The user might choose to place these arms indoor or outdoor. Depending on where they need to be used, these arms must possess special coatings and material properties. A powder-coated arm, for instance, is ideal for use in rough and tough environments. It will not corrode or get scratched easily.

Important aspects of when ordering

When ordering cantilever arm systems, your manufacturer or supplier will most likely suggest the right configuration after taking into consideration the nature of your operations. However, here are some basic things that you might want to familiarize yourself with before you consult with manufacturers, this aspect the most basic one and a wrong judgment at this stage could cause damage to the objects being stored. For instance, the spacing of the arms shouldn’t be so far apart that load deflection occurs. If the arms are too short, you might have trouble placing objects correctly on the racks. If the arms are too long, you will end up wasting space, and accessibility might become a potential problem. The height of the vertical supporting beam. The upright arm of these racks needs is as tall or short as your application requires. For instance, if you are using automated forklifts loading and unloading, you could opt for longer vertical beams.